Chapter 229: List of Key Personnel to Search For!
On the Planet Sea Mainland, in Mary Geoise, the Room of Authority always seemed so clean and luxurious, with even the Air emitting a faint fragrance.
The fragrance of Authority.
"Addison from the Kabaneri World sent back Intelligence. Just last night, the Army led by Bullet completely annihilated the so-called Alliance Expeditionary Force. During this Time, no Combat Power above Colonel Rank was used, nor was 'Nue' deployed. There were some casualties, with over a thousand Army Soldier killed in action, but 'Narukami' was captured."
Saint Topman Warcury, in charge of the Political Affairs Department, said in a deep voice, his fingers interlaced in front of him.
"Narukami... Oh, that's the Heavy Howitzer with a Caliber of four hundred and eighty millimeters that was mentioned before, right?" Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, in charge of commanding the Whole Army, only remembered after a few seconds.
The truth was, while this thing sounded quite impressive, to the World Government, it really was just a 'thing'. As for the loss of over a thousand Army Soldier, that was even less worth mentioning.
"Yes, Bullet is preparing to dismantle it and have the Academy of Science Renovation it to serve as a toy for the next period."
Saint Marcus Mars, in charge of the Proclamation Government Institute, shook his head with a wry smile upon hearing Saint Topman Warcury's words. "That kid really knows how to cause trouble for the Academy of Science. The people over there are already swamped!"
"If it doesn't take much effort, just satisfy him. Bullet has earned Merit this Time, and the Troops he trains are indeed excellent. Raimon has praised him to me several times."
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn chose to speak up for his subordinate at this moment, mainly because Bullet's own Potential was worth his attention.
"Alright, This Old Man will mention it to the Academy of Science. Speaking of which, the Academy of Science has successively recruited some Researcher from various Domain recently, and among them, they found Scientist from the List. This is truly a Pleasant Surprise!"
Saint Marcus Mars chuckled happily as if he had thought of something, which piqued the curiosity of the other four Five Elders.
The List.
They knew about this. It was the List of Key Personnel to Search For given to them by Lord Imu, said to be people who would play important roles in the 'Future'.
And the List given to Saint Marcus Mars naturally consisted of Scientist from various Domain.
"Dr. Wolf was indeed found in the North Blue, just as the information on the List provided; however, when the Search Personnel arrived at Flying Swallow Island, he had already gone out to Sea with his Son, Buck."
Gone out to Sea?
Could it be...
Seeing their Gaze, Saint Marcus Mars knew what they were thinking. He sighed helplessly, "That's right, just as you thought, that Buck went out to Sea and became a Pirate. Dr. Wolf has been following him out of concern for his Son."
"Then how was he found later?"
Saint Topman Warcury asked curiously.
"Because they hadn't been out to Sea for long, the Search Personnel we sent contacted the surrounding Marine Branch, and they found the father and son a week later. That is, the Drunkard Pirates founded by Buck. He even has a Bounty on his head, twenty-three million Berry."
"That high?"
Saint Topman Warcury frowned. A Bounty of over twenty million was already quite high in the North Blue. He asked, "Does this Buck have high Strength?"
"He's alright in the North Blue. The main thing is that he's a Special Paramecia System Drunk-Drunk Fruit Ability User. Not only can he turn himself into Liquid and dissolve, but he can also control Alcoholic Vapor to make people around him drunk."
Saint Marcus Mars spread his Palm and smiled, "You know, in that Sea Area where basically no one has mastered Haki, even the Marines have no way against his Ability. It was our Search Personnel who took him down."
"And then?"
"The rest was simple. Dr. Wolf, in order to prevent his Son from being sent to Impel Down, agreed to join the Academy of Science and work for us."
Speaking of this, he looked towards Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, who was in charge of the Judiciary, wearing a black flat hat and a full face.
"Considering his Ability Characteristics, he was transferred to the Judiciary. Speaking of which, Impel Down is also under their Management now."
The latter nodded and smiled, "This Old Man has already handed Buck over to Dragon for training. I believe it won't be long before our Ministry of Police Affairs gains another Expert."
The Police Force most needed Ability User like this who had little lethality but possessed strong Capture Effect. The Drunk-Drunk Fruit was clearly very suitable.
"Speaking of which, this Dr. Wolf is indeed a Genius Scientist. He is very skilled in the Mechanical Research and Development Field. The key is that the thing he is currently Researching is very interesting; even Vegapunk has praised it a few times."
Saint Marcus Mars stroked his long straight beard and sighed with emotion. Without waiting for others to ask, he immediately revealed what it was.
"He wants to research a Ship that can dive into the Deep Sea and Voyage at high speed without needing a Coating Bubble, like Sea Kings. He calls it a Submarine!"
Upon hearing the function of this Submarine, all the Five Elders' Gaze lit up. They could all imagine what a great Value such a thing would have if it truly existed.
Coating Bubble took too long. If this troublesome step could be omitted, the Efficiency of entering and exiting the New World would be much higher in the Future.
They no longer liked to call the Sea Area where the Great Pirates gathered the 'New World'. After all, compared to the real New World, what the hell was the latter considered a New World?
"Can this Submarine also be used for Underwater attacks?" Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, as a Military enthusiast, immediately thought of its Military Value.
Saint Marcus Mars was amused.
"Heh, you really hit the nail on the head. Dr. Wolf also thought of this point, so in his Research Plan, he also intends to equip this Submarine with special Underwater Shell, called Torpedo..."
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn was immediately satisfied. He looked at the other person and said heavily, "This Dr. Wolf is definitely a Talent. You must provide him with good Protection and fully assist him in developing the Submarine as quickly as possible!"
Saint Marcus Mars nodded with a pleased Expression, "You don't need to tell us; we will do that."
"Alright, we've gone off-topic too much. The main Agenda Item for this Gathering is the selection of the Higher-ups for the Otherworld Strategy Committee."
Seeing that the small talk was finished, Saint Topman Warcury immediately steered the conversation back on track.
This Otherworld Strategy Committee was a new Department they planned to propose establishing at the upcoming Government Conference, which is the World Government Supreme Political Affairs Conference.
It would be specifically responsible for the Resource Integration, Resource Allocation, and maintenance of Stable Order for all Stargate World in the Future, so its Authority scope was quite large.
At this, the other four finally brought their minds back and their Expression became serious.
"This Old Man will speak first. The Otherworld Strategy Committee must have the Authority to Mobilize the Army, Cipher Pol, and Police Force within the Stargate World. Otherwise, if an Unexpected Situation arises, it will be difficult for them to handle it immediately!"
Saint Topman Warcury's Gaze swept towards Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, and Saint Shepherd Ju Peter. Fortunately, these three also understood the importance of this Matter.
"On the Army side, they can be allowed to directly Mobilize Combat Power below Commodore, but afterwards, they need to provide a reasonable Explanation to the corresponding Military Department!"
"Hmm, it's similar for Cipher Pol. Personnel below Division Chief-level can be Mobilized by them. Likewise, you need to give us an explanation later."
However, upon hearing Saint Shepherd Ju Peter's words, Saint Topman Warcury frowned and asked, "Only Division Chief-level? Why not Bureau Chief-level?"
"We are the Intelligence Department. Bureau Chief-level Officials hold too much Secret Intelligence. Giving the Otherworld Strategy Committee direct Authority to Mobilize is not appropriate."
The former gave a reasonable Explanation with a poker face. The latter could only say no more after hearing it. Cipher Pol's Bureau Chief-level was equivalent to the Highest Officer of each No. CP, such as the Highest Officer of CP7, the Highest Officer of CP9, and so on.
"On the Ministry of Police Affairs side, although it hasn't fully taken shape yet, we can agree for the Future as well, allowing them to directly Mobilize Police Force below Senior Police Superintendent."
After speaking, Saint Jaygarcia Saturn added self-deprecatingly, "You probably aren't very Familiarize with this Rank. It's equivalent to the Military's Officer (Field Grade)."
Saint Topman Warcury nodded. He wasn't very concerned about the Ministry of Police Affairs; how it would turn out would depend on its future performance.